[Federal Register: March 11, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 48)]
[Notices]
[Page 11624-11625]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-04-30]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on (404) 498-1210.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-E11,
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice.
Proposed Project: Health Hazard Evaluations/Technical Assistance
and Emerging Problems, OMB No. 0920-0260-EXTENSION-National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background
In accordance with the mandates of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977,
the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
responds to requests for health hazard evaluations to identify
chemical, biological or physical hazards in workplaces throughout the
United States.
To comprehensively evaluate hazards in response to a request for a
health hazard evaluation, NIOSH frequently conducts an on-site
evaluation. The main purpose of an on-site evaluation is to help
employers and employees identify and eliminate occupational health
hazards. The interview and questionnaires are specific to each
workplace and its suspected disease(s) and hazards. The questionnaires
are composed of items that were developed from standard medical and
epidemiologic techniques.
NIOSH distributes interim and final reports of health hazard
evaluations (excluding personal identifiers) to requesters, employers,
employee representatives, the Department of Labor; and as appropriate
to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or Mine Safety and
Health Administration, and other state and federal agencies.
NIOSH administers a followback program to assess the effectiveness
of its health hazard evaluation program in reducing workplace hazards.
This program entails the mailing of followback questionnaires to
employer and employee representatives in the workplace and, in some
instances, to a followback on-site evaluation. Due to the large number
of investigations conducted each year, as well as the diverse and
unpredictable nature of these investigations, and the need to respond
quickly to requests for assistance, NIOSH requests consolidated
clearance for data collection of its health hazard evaluations. There
is no cost to respondents.
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Number of Average burden/
Respondents Number of responses/ response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hrs) hours
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Employees (interview)........................... 4000 1 15/60 1000
Employees (questionnaire)....................... 4000 1 30/60 2000
Employees (followback).......................... 300 2 30/60 300
Employers (followback).......................... 300 2 30/60 300
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 3600
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Dated: March 4, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-5516 Filed 3-10-04; 8:45 am]
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